Nestled on the banks of a river in Nuremberg is a small museum that was once home of the city's official executioner.

An ornate sculpture of an ox in repose marks the former entrance to Nuremberg's medieval meat market, which was destroyed during World War II.

An unusual bronze bus shelter is actually an art installation commenting on the city's history with the Nazi party.

This unusually shaped mountaintop tower looks like a UFO floating over the city.

A colossal statue of a woman hugging a modern building.

This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.

Instead of sermons, this church became home to millions of books.

An ornate plague column – built to celebrate life – claimed the lives of numerous artisans during its construction.

Tiny communists hammer away on the Olomouc Astronomical Clock.

One of the largest busts in the world celebrates the German city's erstwhile namesake.

This giant glowing "beanpole" adds much-needed pops of color to an otherwise drab power plant.

In this Romani neighborhood lies a museum dedicated to the culture and history of the Roma.

A former top secret nuclear fallout shelter now operates like a hotel stuck in the Cold War.

A cheeky architectural easter egg.

A peculiar clock commemorates a historic victory won by ringing the noonday bell an hour early.

This hanging crocodile is thought to be the "dragon" that once plagued a Czech city.

Before serving as James Bond's Casino Royale, this Victorian-era spa catered to the world's elite.

Royals, rebels, and artists have all conversed at this grand 19th-century Viennese coffee house.

This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.

A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.

The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.

An abandoned swimming pool decays on the outskirts of Berlin.

One of the largest numismatic collections in Europe fell victim to a huge theft.

This spectrum of a star was observed by one of the world's most accurate spectrographs.